Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-16

and reported progress. Accompanied |
by another officer he visited the Rue
de Laval. No., Nine. Fouroy's res.
idence, was g. respectable, well-kept |
dwelling. Roquepine rang the bell.
Was Nine. Fourcy at home? No.
Was the young gentleman at home?
No. When was either expected
The domestic did not know, but
thought both would be in soon.
The detectives watched, one 81 sac4-
end of the block. Presently q we'll
built, good-looking young man,
dressed very becomingly, came along.
Roquepine strolled after him. He
went up the steps of No. =. AS he
entered the door with latch key
Roquepine was upon him with g. re-
volver to his head.
"You are my prisoner" said the
officer; "offer no resistance or it will
be worse for YOU" He offered none
for very good reason. He was so
utterly amazed and taken aback that
he became as limp as a wet rag.
Roquepine put handouts upon
him and led him into side room,
| closing the door so as to leave it
slightly ajar. In q few seconds ring
came to the bell. The domestic's
footsteps were heard and the door
opened. The next instant there was
scuff1e, and Roquepine knew that
his assistant was doing his part of the
work. But a prolonged struggle and
many screams in a woman's voice
were heard, before an elderly woman,
elegantly dressed, was forced against
the door and into the parlor, the
officer grasping her by the wrist and
preventing her, as far as he was able,
from biting him.
| The two prisoners were made to sit
down, and, while his assistant stood
guard over them, Rouquepine searched
the house.
The domestic, who appeared to be
an innocent young person, was greatly
alarmed at what had happened, and
was hastily preparing to leave the
house. Rouquepine marched her into
the parlor and placed her in charge of
the officer on duty there. Papers were
seized, and Rouquepine, calling cab,
conducted the woman and the young
man to the prefecture of police, leaving
the other officer in charge of the house.
Investigation showed that the
young man, whose name was Freder-
! lex was in reality the son of the WON
an known as Nine. Fourcy. He had
been for some time in the employ of
General - as private secretary, and
had thus become acquainted with the
fact that M. Bouloy had converted the
! Generals stock into money, and that
it was in the safe awaiting the Gen.
eral' 8 pleasure. AS soon as the letter
informing the General of the fact came
into young Fourcy's hands he con-
ceived the idea Of getting possession Of
the money. How to do it, however,
was the difficulty. AS q preliminary
measure, and to prolong the time for
consideration, he poured into the u.s.
ual monday cup of coffee of the Gen
eral drop of q powerful drug, which
brought on q sudden and painful at
| tack of dysentery. Then the young
mans active brain concocted g. scheme
which his mother, g. very unscrupu-
lous woman, readily undertook to aid
him in executing.
The following day the General was
too ill to go out, and at his own sug-
| Soooioh, oAo ooCI oo1iy 'lSAoou IA. OOu-
10y to inform him that the General
would call upon him probably the
next day, or the day after. He care
fully noted the position of the safe,
then he Immediately went home, and,
assuming the disguise which he had
prepared, departed with his mother,
also thoroughly disguised, to carry
out the plot they had devised. The
fact that DR.. Tocanier was the Gener.
al's medical attendant, and possessed
of an elegant coupe, suggested to young
Fourcy the first part of the programme.
| The money was recovered, and
mother and son convicted of the rob-
berry and sentenced to penal servitude,
the one for three years and the other
for five.